Bibliography.
Dahud, Hisham. “Homeless street musician.” hyperbot.com. 07/20/2012. November, 2012.
- I used this to learn about the talent the some of the unfortunate outcasts foster and use to their advantage.
Dunn, Mike and Hunter, Waltham. “Feeding of Homeless” Philadelphia.cbslocalnews. March, 14, 2012. November, 2012. http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2012/03/14/nutter-announces-ban-on-outdoor-feeding-of-homeless/
-This source was useful to learn about how Philadelphia is planning to remedy the growing epidemic.
“Facts on Homelessness” projecthome.com. 2006-2013. January 2013. http://projecthome.org/advocacy/facts.php
-Project Home is one of the leading activist groups for homelessness. They display important statistics and facts on their website.
Kaufman, Marc. “Activists of Homeless” Philly.com. January, 9, 1986. November 2012.
http://articles.philly.com/1986-01-09/news/26055458_1_homeless-men-homeless-people-chris-sprowal
-This article explained how people are trying to act preemptively and nip homelessness in the bud.
Lucey, Catherine. “Homeless street population down”. Philly.com. August, 21, 2012. January 2013.http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/cityhall/City-Homless-street-population-down-.html
-As of 2012 the rate of homelessness in the city has actually decreased, these numbers are very useful for studies.
“Philadelphia Coalition against hunger” hungercoalition.com. 2010-2013. may 2013. http://www.hungercoalition.org/
-The Hunger Coalition is a major player in helping people who are hungry all over philadelphia. They are in charge of many events that include fundraisers, walkathons, and a vast network of food pantries
Rose, Joel. “Philadelphia’s Homeless Rate Rises Anew”. NPR.com. April, 26, 2007. January 2013.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9852738
-This is an older article that I found. It is not that relevant in context, however it is interesting to see how we have changed as a city.
“Saint Mark’s church food pantry” saintmarksphiladelphia.org. 2010-2013. may 2013.
.http://www.saintmarksphiladelphia.org/food-cupboard/
-Saint mark’s church is an organization that has been part of my life and schooling career for a long time.
They have been helping homeless and hungry people in my neighborhood for over twenty years, and my middle school has been donating canned food to them since I was in first grade!
Thompson, Derek et al. “Should You Give Money to Homeless People”. Theatlantic.com. March, 22, 2011. January 2013. http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/03/should-you-give-money-to-homeless-people/72820/
-I learned quite a bit from this article, it explains the pros and cons of donating on the fly, and what that can cause for the homeless.
